NICKNAME/S: The Elevator
BIO: Clarence Tyson was born in Topeka, Kansas (USA).
Clarence Tyson made his NBL debut with the Townsville Suns at 25 years of age. He scored 38 points in his first game.
In 1995, Tyson averaged 24.6 points, 14.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists as the Suns finished in tenth place (9-17).
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1996
In 1996, Tyson averaged 22.8 points, 14.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists as the Suns with a 9-17 record for the second consecutive season.
1997
Townsville had not reached the playoffs during its first six seasons in the league but In 1997, the team came ‘oh so close’ to removing the monkey from their back. Needing only one win from their final six games to ensure a historic playoff appearance, the Suns went 0–6 after centre Clarence Tyson suffered a season-ending knee injury in Canberra. Tyson would average 22 points, 13.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists for the season and the team finished in eighth place with a record of 14-16.
MELBOURNE TIGERS
2000/01
The Tigers would see several new faces join the squad this season after losing both Bennett Davison (to Europe) and Warrick Giddey to injury. David Smith (via North Melbourne), Stephen Hoare (via West Sydney) and Nathan Taylor (via Victoria). Guard Phil Handy was signed as a import replacement for Bennett Davison, and Melbourne began the season winning five of their first eight matches.
Around this time, Phil Handy (10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists) joined Giddey on the injury list (missing eight games), so Jason Sedlock (3.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists) was signed as an injury replacement during Handy’s absence. At the mid-way point of the season, Melbourne received the bonus of long-serving guard Lanard Copeland gaining his Australian citizenship and qualifying as a local player. To take advantage of that, Melbourne used the additional import spot to sign former Townsville star Clarence Tyson (3.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) for the remaining 14 games.
This season saw Daniel Egan (11.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.0 blocks) develop into a key part of the Tiger’s rotation, Copeland (20.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals) continue to score buckets as Gaze (29.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.8 assists) finished as the league’s highest scorer and Mark Bradtke (21.3 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks) led the league in rebounds while also being selected to the All-NBL First team.
With Melbourne entering their final ten games, they sat just outside the top six and with Lindsey Gaze trying to balance the incoming talent with the Tigers’ existing core, they went on a five-game losing streak to drop out of the playoff race. A three-game winning streak to end the season came too late, and Melbourne finished in seventh spot (13-15), missing out on the playoffs by three wins. This would be the first time Melbourne would finish with a losing record and miss the playoffs since 1988.
Hoare would appear in 25 games during his first year with the Tigers, averaging 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.8 assists.
Jefferies would appear in 24 games for the Tigers, averaging 3.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.6 assists.
Jason Sedlock (3.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists 0 steals, 0 blocks across 6 games
Nathan Taylor (1.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.2 assists 0.1 steals, 0.3 blocks across 18 games
Warrick Giddey (0 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.8 assists 0 steals, 0 blocks across 4 games
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2000/01
The Tigers would see several new faces join the squad this season after losing both Bennett Davison (to Europe) and Warrick Giddey to injury. David Smith (via North Melbourne), Stephen Hoare (via West Sydney) and Nathan Taylor (via Victoria). Guard Phil Handy was signed as a import replacement for Bennett Davison, and Melbourne began the season winning five of their first eight matches.
Around this time, Phil Handy (10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists) joined Giddey on the injury list (missing eight games), so Jason Sedlock (3.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists) was signed as an injury replacement during Handy’s absence. At the mid-way point of the season, Melbourne received the bonus of long-serving guard Lanard Copeland gaining his Australian citizenship and qualifying as a local player. To take advantage of that, Melbourne used the additional import spot to sign former Townsville star Clarence Tyson (3.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists) for the remaining 14 games.
This season saw Daniel Egan (11.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.0 blocks) develop into a key part of the Tiger’s rotation, Copeland (20.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.0 steals) continue to score buckets as Gaze (29.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.8 assists) finished as the league’s highest scorer and Mark Bradtke (21.3 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.1 blocks) led the league in rebounds while also being selected to the All-NBL First team.
With Melbourne entering their final ten games, they sat just outside the top six and with Lindsey Gaze trying to balance the incoming talent with the Tigers’ existing core, they went on a five-game losing streak to drop out of the playoff race. A three-game winning streak to end the season came too late, and Melbourne finished in seventh spot (13-15), missing out on the playoffs by three wins. This would be the first time Melbourne would finish with a losing record and miss the playoffs since 1988.
Clarence Tyson played four seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Townsville Suns and the Melbourne Tigers. He averaged 20 points, 12.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 89 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 9th in rebounds per game.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2000-01 | 31 | Melbourne | 13-15 (7) | 14 | 216.1 | 48 | 60 | 23 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 49 | 37% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 18 | 67% | 42% | 37% | 8 |
1997 | 27 | Townsville | 14-16 (7) | 25 | 1,006.2 | 550 | 342 | 72 | 108 | 234 | 26 | 23 | 88 | 85 | 228 | 372 | 61% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 137 | 69% | 63% | 61% | 34 |
1996 | 26 | Townsville | 9-17 (11) | 24 | 1,031.6 | 546 | 339 | 59 | 105 | 234 | 31 | 25 | 83 | 80 | 221 | 381 | 58% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 150 | 69.3% | 60% | 58% | 39 |
1995 | 25 | Townsville | 9-17 (10) | 26 | 1,201.4 | 640 | 383 | 90 | 128 | 255 | 38 | 44 | 93 | 102 | 262 | 420 | 62% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 116 | 184 | 63.0% | 63% | 62% | 38 | Totals | 89 | 3455 | 1784 | 1124 | 244 | 357 | 767 | 102 | 100 | 286 | 295 | 729 | 1222 | 59.7% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 326 | 489 | 66.7% | 62% | 60% | 39 |
SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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2000-01 | 31 | Melbourne | 13-15 (7) | 14 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 37% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.9 | 1.3 | 67% | 42% | 37% | 8 |
1997 | 27 | Townsville | 14-16 (7) | 25 | 40.2 | 22.0 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 14.9 | 61% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 3.8 | 5.5 | 69% | 63% | 61% | 34 |
1996 | 26 | Townsville | 9-17 (11) | 24 | 43.0 | 22.8 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 15.9 | 58% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 4.3 | 6.3 | 69.3% | 60% | 58% | 39 |
1995 | 25 | Townsville | 9-17 (10) | 26 | 46.2 | 24.6 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 16.2 | 62% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 4.5 | 7.1 | 63.0% | 63% | 62% | 38 | Total | 89 | 38.8 | 20.0 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 13.7 | 59.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 66.7% | 62% | 60% | 39 |
POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 39 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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- 1x All-NBL First Team
- 2x All-NBL Third Team
- 2x NBL Leading Rebounder
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